That Girl Over There

Chapter 13. Everything's made to be broken.

[Rapunzel]

I kept what happened between Flynn and I to myself. I didn't want anyone else knowing...yet.

I fought the tears for most of the day. Kept my mouth shut and continued on. There was no word from Jack and my fears were just getting stronger and stronger. 

"Yer just have to stop worrying lass. Jack's a big lad he knows how to look after himself." Merida encouraged as we sat in the cafeteria. 

"It's a bit difficult to do that Merida." Hiccup muttered from beside her. Just as I was about to accept defeat, Elsa, Flynn and the white haired boy himself strolled past. Jack had his hands buried in his hoodie and a very unhappy look plastered to his face. 

"Jack?" I breathed in disbelief. For a brief moment our eyes connected but he continued walking alongside Elsa and Flynn. I glanced back to the others in dismay. 

"That little shit!" Merida growled. 

"That is definitely Hans' doing." Hiccup snapped.  Instinctively, I leaped up, deserting the others and jogged after Jack. 

They were already halfway up the corridor by the time I caught up. 

"Jack!" I cried. All three of them spun around. Elsa glared at me, Jack stood there his eyes wide and Flynn gulped nervously.  

"Back off bitch!" Elsa screamed at me. 

"No! I need to talk to Jack." I said, gaining some courage I stepped closer. 

"Everything's made to be broken, Rapunzel! You aren't getting Jack back!" She sneered. With that she lead the boys away. Her heels clicking on the wooden floor. Jack glanced back at me with a sympathetic look in his eyes. 

***

Later on when I got home from school, I locked myself in my room. My only companion was my thoughts. 

As pathetic as it sounds, I cried for a while. Curled up in a ball on my bed, tears flowing down my cheeks. Just as I was about to face the fact that Elsa was right, there was a small tap on my bedroom door. Wearily, I got up and unlocked the door. The person I expected the least stepped inside. 

"Kristoff?" I muttered in confusion. 

"I'm sorry to turn up unannounced but your mom let me in." He explained. I nodded before stepping aside to let him in. "I'm here because Hiccup, Merida and Anna are waiting in the car out the front." 

"And?" I mumbled miserably. 

"Jack has asked to meet us." That was enough to snap me into action. Quickly, I grabbed Jack's old hoodie from the back of my desk chair, pulled it on, tied up my converse before following Kristoff out the house. 

"What's going on then?" I asked seriously once I was belted in the car. 

"Jack text me a location and asked to meet all of us. It's just him though, Hans does not where Jack is." Hiccup explained as he focused on the road. 

"Right." I said firmly. We drove for about half an hour before arriving at the old abandoned bowling alley just on the outskirts of town. 

"Why the f*ck do we have to meet him here?" Merida groaned. "It's just out right creepy." She shivered in her seat, obviously thinking about it. Once we were all out of the car, we began to walk over to the dark building. At that point the sun had just set so the bowling alley was looking like something out of a thriller. 

Anna gripped onto Kristoff's arm and Merida was sticking close to Hiccup, I however just hugged my arms close to my  body. I missed Jack so much. 

We continued walking right until we were at the entrance. 

"Jack?" I spoke up nervously. He didn't speak up but instead he lunged forward, wrapped his arms tightly around my waist and buried his head into the crook of my neck. 

"Rapunzel..." He breathed, clearly relieved. I felt a few stray tears slip down my cheeks as I held him close, breathing in that familiar musky scent. Rapidly, I began sobbing like crazy, Jack just gripped onto me tighter. After a couple of more minutes in our embrace, we pulled away, Jack placed his hands on the sides of my face and stared me straight in the eyes. "I am so so f*cking sorry I left you like that, I'm sorry I ignored you today and Rapunzel, I f*cking love you!" Jack croaked. My heart was beating at the speed of a racing car. He said he loved me. 

"I love you too." I sobbed, a wide grin was creeping onto my face. Jack pulled me close once again and kissed me deeply. 

"As lovely as this is, why did you make us come here?" Merida coughed from behind. 

"Oh right..." Jack chuckled. He wrapped his arm around my waist whilst he spoke. "I walked out of Hans' little 'hideout' this afternoon with some really interesting information." Jack smirked. 

"What do you mean interesting information?" Hiccup muttered in confusion. 

"Whilst I was searching for some files Hans' had instructed me to find, I came across his personal folder." 

"Jack just get to the point!" Merida snapped. 

"Hans' parents have the surname of Corona." He whispered. 

"Corona?!" I gasped in shock. That was the same surname that the creeper guy mentioned when he spoke to my mom. 

"Yeah, Leonard and Eliza Corona." Jack finished. 

"That's the same surname that guy said when he was asking for Rapunzel." Hiccup cried. 

"Wait what?" Anna finally spoke up. 

"A few days ago a man turned up at my house and asked my mom if someone of the name Rapunzel Corona lived there." I explained quickly. Anna and Kristoff nodded, absorbing the new information. 

"What if Rapunzel's biological parents, are Hans' parents too?" Merida croaked nervously. 

"No body knows who my parents are though!" I cried. I was seriously panicking now. I'd never met my parents before and now to discover that they could possibly be alive and have a son as well. 

"But that would make Hans Rapunzel's older brother...he's in college already." Kristoff muttered. 

"That's what I was thinking..." Hiccup nodded. 

I was breathing quite heavily by now, my heart was racing in my chest I was sure it was going to burst out. This was all to much to take in. I just wanted to go home and get back to being normal, with my mom, Jack and my friends. 

"We need to research deeper into this." Jack said sternly. No Jack, we don't!

"I want to go home." I whispered so quiet I'm sure it was barely audible. Jack glanced down at me in confusion. "Please take me home." I begged quietly. Tears yet again began spilling down my face so I buried my face into Jack's chest. 

"It's OK Jack, take Rapunzel home, we'll head to mine." Hiccup said, I couldn't see his face but I'm sure he had one of his sympathetic smiles on that make you feel like he's got your back no matter what. Jack didn't say anything, instead he snaked an arm under my legs and lifted me up to carry me 'bridal style'. With my face still next to his warm chest, he began to walk. 

***

[Jack] 

At some point on the drive back to her house, Rapunzel fell asleep with her hand on my knee whilst I drove. She was so beautiful, her cheeks were flushed, blonde hair tousled over her face and shoulders. Elsa was wrong, things aren't made to be broken. 

Once we parked outside of Rapunzel's house, I carried her into the house and up to her room. Gently, I placed her onto her bed and slipped off her shoes before pulling her quilt over her body. 

"I love you." I whispered as I switched the light off. To give Punzel her space, I settled on the small armchair in the corner of her room. 

Deep down I knew that Rapunzel was afraid the meet her biological parents, I also knew that she wants nothing to do with Hans.